musique folklorique

Definitions of musique folklorique
  1. noun
    the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community
    synonyms: musique populaire
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    types:
    chant populaire
    a song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part of their culture
    country
    a simple style of folk music heard mostly in the southern United States; usually played on stringed instruments
    blues
    a type of folksong that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century; has a melancholy sound from repeated use of blue notes
    type of:
    musique populaire
    any genre of music having wide appeal (but usually only for a short time)
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